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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 398913" data-attributes="member: 1246">FOR NORTHERNERS MOVING SOUTH . . ..&nbsp;In the South: If you run your car into aditch, don&#039;t panic. Four men in a four-wheeldrive pickup truck with a tow chain will bealong shortly. Don&#039;t try to help them, juststay out of their way. This is what theylive for.&nbsp;Don&#039;t be surprised to find movie rentals andfish bait in the same store...do not buy food atthis store.&nbsp;Remember, &#039;Y&#039;all&#039; is singular, &#039;all y&#039;all&#039;is plural, and &#039;all y&#039;all&#039;s&#039; is pluralpossessive Get used to hearing &#039;You ain&#039;tfrom round here, are ya?&#039;&nbsp;Save all manner of bacon grease. You will beinstructed later on how to use it.&nbsp;Don&#039;t be worried at not understanding whatpeople are saying. They can&#039;t understand youeither. The first Southern statement tocreep into a trans planted Northerner&#039;svocabulary is the adjective &#039;big&#039;ol,&#039; truckor &#039;big&#039;ol&#039; boy. Most Northerners begintheir Southern-influenced dialect this way.All of them are in denial about it.&nbsp;The proper pronunciation you learned inschool is no longer proper.&nbsp;Be advised that &#039;He needed killin.&#039; is avalid defense here.&nbsp;If you hear a Southerner exclaim, &#039;Hey,y&#039;all watch this,&#039; you should stay out ofthe way. These are likely to be the lastwords he&#039;ll ever say.&nbsp;If there is the prediction of the slightestchance of even the smallest accumulation ofsnow, your presence is required at the localgrocery store. It doesn&#039;t matter whether youneed anything or not. You just have to gothere.&nbsp;Do not be surprised to find that 10-yearolds own their own shotguns, they areproficient marks men, and their mammastaught them how to aim.&nbsp;In the South, we have found that the bestway to grow a lush, green lawn is to pourgravel on it and call it a driveway.&nbsp;AND REMEMBER: If you do settle in the Southand bear children, don&#039;t think we willaccept them as Southerners. After all, ifthe cat had kittens in the oven, we ain&#039;tgonna call &#039;em biscuits. &nbsp;Send this to four people that ain&#039;t relatedto you, and I reckon your life will turninto a country music song &#039;fore you know it.&nbsp;Your kin would get a kick out of it too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 398913, member: 1246"] FOR NORTHERNERS MOVING SOUTH . . .. In the South: If you run your car into a ditch, don't panic. Four men in a four-wheel drive pickup truck with a tow chain will be along shortly. Don't try to help them, just stay out of their way. This is what they live for. Don't be surprised to find movie rentals and fish bait in the same store...do not buy food at this store. Remember, 'Y'all' is singular, 'all y'all' is plural, and 'all y'all's' is plural possessive Get used to hearing 'You ain't from round here, are ya?' Save all manner of bacon grease. You will be instructed later on how to use it. Don't be worried at not understanding what people are saying. They can't understand you either. The first Southern statement to creep into a trans planted Northerner's vocabulary is the adjective 'big'ol,' truck or 'big'ol' boy. Most Northerners begin their Southern-influenced dialect this way. All of them are in denial about it. The proper pronunciation you learned in school is no longer proper. Be advised that 'He needed killin.' is a valid defense here. If you hear a Southerner exclaim, 'Hey, y'all watch this,' you should stay out of the way. These are likely to be the last words he'll ever say. If there is the prediction of the slightest chance of even the smallest accumulation of snow, your presence is required at the local grocery store. It doesn't matter whether you need anything or not. You just have to go there. Do not be surprised to find that 10-year olds own their own shotguns, they are proficient marks men, and their mammas taught them how to aim. In the South, we have found that the best way to grow a lush, green lawn is to pour gravel on it and call it a driveway. AND REMEMBER: If you do settle in the South and bear children, don't think we will accept them as Southerners. After all, if the cat had kittens in the oven, we ain't gonna call 'em biscuits. Send this to four people that ain't related to you, and I reckon your life will turn into a country music song 'fore you know it. Your kin would get a kick out of it too. [/QUOTE]

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